The Studio

Work with great people in great projects

Experienced director Jaime Maestro and sociologist Nadia Ruiz founded La Tribu with the hope of fulfilling their goal of becoming one of the leading studios for the production of feature-length 3D animation films. The studio’s innovative and unique philosophy places particular emphasis on its artists’ personal and professional development as well as their general wellbeing, thanks to this approach it is able to guarantee that all of the projects it produces are of the highest possible quality.

Here at La Tribu, we relentlessly pursue excellence in everything we do. We strongly believe that if you are going to do something, you may as well go all-out. Thanks to the considerable experience that our team has under its belt, and the passion that the artists instil in their work, we are able to produce a considerable amount of high quality content in record time.

Home of Artists

Jaime Maestro

Founder / Creative Director

With 20 years of experience in the world of animation, Jaime Maestro is one of the most highly regarded animation directors in Europe. Over the course of his long career he has won dozens of awards at many different international festivals. The awards at Annecy Festival and the Premios Goya are particularly worthy of a mention, and he was also pre-selected for an Oscar, as well as being a SIGGRAPH finalist.

Nadia Ruiz

Founder / CEO

As well as being the main advocate of the studio’s identity, Nadia Ruiz is also its theoretical ideologist. As a sociologist specialising in urban tribes, who better than her to defend La Tribu’s three main values: integrity, passion and a spirit of improvement. Nadia is the sociologist and director of La Tribu and she boasts over five years of experience in managerial positions.

OUR LAST WORK

TROJAN HORSE WAS A UNICORN OPENING VIDEO 2017

The video for the opening ceremony of the ‘Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn’ festival in 2017, one of the most important international events in the animation sector, was directed by Jaime Maestro and La Tribu was responsible for all aspects: from the initial storyboard to the final rendering.

OUR VALUES

PASSION

COMMITMENT

PARTICIPATION

ENGAGEMENT

SPIRIT OF IMPROVEMENT

EFFORT

WILLINGNESS

CURIOSITY

INTEGRITY

HONESTY

SINCERITY

HUMILITY

The Clans

WHERE CREATIVE STRENGTH LIES

Technical

Technical

Pipeline / Tools
Rigging
Render

Art

Art

Concept
Design
Color

VFX

VFX

Effects
Hair
Clothes

Production

Production

Executive production
Line production
Project management

Modelling

Modelling

Characters
Sets & props
UV Mapping

Look Dev

Look Dev

Texture & shaders
Lighting
Compositing

Storytelling

Storytelling

Storyboard
Previs /Layout
Edition

Animation

Animation

Character animation
Crowds
Fixing

Management

Management

HR & Finances
Communication & Marketing
IT

Scenecomp

Scenecomp

Cache
Set Dressing
Final Layout

Our Services

FILMS

CINEMATICS

The city

La Tribu’s operations centre is located in a studio in one of the main arterial streets of Valencia. The centre has a variable capacity which is adaptable to the specific requirements for each project, and we have all of the necessary services and amenities to be able to carry out our activities.

Valencia is the third most important city in the country, both in terms of its size and its economic importance. It is located in the east of the country, along the Mediterranean coastline, it has a good climate and is easy to get to. The city’s artistic tradition and fiscal advantages have made it a very attractive location for commercial and cultural investment.

Within the animation sector, the Valencian Institute of Cinematography and Audio-visual Arts offers annual funding for the development of animation films. Foreign films produced in Spain can benefit from tax deductions of up to 20%, and there are deductions of up to 25% for national productions.

In addition to these fiscal advantages and the subsidies offered by the city itself, the Spanish State and the European Union also grant funding. Each year, the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the European Union and international cinematographic foundations such as Ibermedia, which Spain is a member of, all offer subsidies for the development and production of animation projects.

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